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Jobs for Writers
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Feminist Press
Publicity and events coordinator.
The Feminist Press is seeking a full-time Publicity and Events Coordinator . This position will work closely with the marketing team and the Executive Director and Publisher to promote the list, authors, and programming of a nonprofit intersectional feminist book publisher. The Publicity and Events Coordinator will be responsible for promoting Feminist Press’s frontlist titles as well as curating events for authors and the Press across the country.
Hub City Writers Project
Operations and community engagement coordinator.
Hub City Writers Project is seeking a full-time (40 hours per week) in-person Operations and Community Engagement Coordinator . Our ideal candidate is a book lover with administrative experience who is interested in learning about the book industry while working for a mission-driven literary nonprofit in Spartanburg, SC. Please apply at hubcity.submittable.com.
Orion Magazine
Location : within driving distance of Northampton, Mass.
Salary : $100,000
Website : https://orionmagazine.org/internships-an...
Role of the Publisher
Shout Mouse Press
Programs manager.
https://www.shoutmousepress.org/careers
Job Opportunity: Programs Manager While Shout Mouse Press mostly operates remotely, candidates are expected to reside within commuting distance of our headquarters in Washington, DC. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by November 11, 2024, with a target start date of January 2025.
Columbia University School of the Arts
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Writing
Field of Specialization: Fiction
The Writing Program of Columbia University School of the Arts seeks to fill a tenure or tenure-track position in the field of Fiction. We seek a candidate at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor without tenure or Associate Professor with tenure effective July 1, 2025. The Program offers the MFA in Writing and an undergraduate major in Creative Writing.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of English
Assistant professor of english: creative writing (fiction).
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of English invites applications for the position of assistant professor of English specializing in Creative Writing (Fiction), beginning August 2025. The appointment is a 9-month tenure-track position.
Wisconsin’s Own Library
Poet-in-residence fellowship at ripon college.
The Wisconsin’s Own Library Poet-in-Residence program provides one poet with a year-long opportunity at Ripon College to devote time and attention to a poetry manuscript in progress.
Michigan State University
Writer / editor.
The Writer/Editor will serve as an integral part of the Marketing and Communications team. As part of the storytelling unit, the Writer/Editor will create content for MSU College of Law. Content will vary in subject matter and medium, and the Writer/Editor will proactively seek out story opportunities among faculty, staff, alumni, and students.
Saginaw Valley State University
Assistant professor of english (creative writing), unc chapel hill, distinguished professor in creative writing.
The purpose of the Distinguished Professorship of Creative Writing with a specialization in teaching and writing fiction position is to teach a 2/2 load of undergraduate Fiction courses at the introductory, intermediate, advanced, and senior honors level, as well as potential fiction electives. The position is for a faculty whose work engages a wide aesthetic range and champions under-represented communities.
Rice University: School of Humanities: English
Associate or full professor of creative writing in poetry.
The Department of English at Rice University seeks candidates for an associate or full professor of Creative Writing in Poetry, with a specialization in African American poetics, and secondary interests in literary translation, social justice, international literature, and / or writing deeply rooted in place.
The Watering Hole Poetry Org.
Programs and capacity assistant (mostly remote, part-time) urgently seeking qualified candidates.
About the Org.:
Based in South Carolina, The Watering Hole is a young poetry nonprofit (since 2013) that builds poetry education resources. Our goal is to equalize inequalities related to literary arts education and resources, with a particular focus on Southern writers and readers of color. We are a small office of remote-working volunteers, in the process of developing our core team of paid employees.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Become a juror for the century-old Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the nonprofit organization that presents the Awards, is seeking jurors to select the national award winners. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Past award winners include Tschabalala Self, Stephen King, Kay WalkingStick, José Parlá, Amanda Gorman, Charles White, Joyce Carol Oates, and Andy Warhol.
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Assistant professor of creative writing.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) English Department invites applications for the tenure-track position of assistant professor in creative writing. We seek a colleague who is passionate about teaching and mentoring a diverse population of undergraduate and graduate students; has a book published or under contract or a comparable publication record in literary journals, magazines, or other media; a promising publishing agenda; and a commitment to community building.
Gilman School
Reginald s. tickner writing fellowship.
Gilman School, an independent boys’ school, announces its search to award the 27th Tickner Writing Fellowship to an emerging poet, playwright, or writer of fiction or creative nonfiction. The Tickner Fellowship is a two year position.
Responsibilities include teaching one senior elective in creative writing each semester, organizing a series of readings, advising the literary magazine, and working with the Lower and Middle Schools on select writing projects. The Tickner Fellow teaches every other day, affording time for independent writing projects.
Princeton University
Translator in residence-professional specialist.
The Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication (PTIC) at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) and the Council of the Humanities invites applications for an appointment as a Translator in Residence for one academic semester, either fall or spring, during academic years 2025-26 and 2026-27. Interviews for all four semesters will be conducted in January 2025. The primary rank will be Professional Specialist, and the successful candidate will carry a secondary rank of Lecturer if performing teaching responsibilities.
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